Testseek.com have collected 159 expert reviews of the Western Digital Black 2 SATA600 WD-XDTL / WD-X06X Series and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital Black 2 SATA600 WD-XDTL / WD-X06X Series.
December 2013
(76%)
159 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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1 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Solid SSD performance
Good HDD performance
The fact that the above two bullets are possible in a single 2.5" 9.5mm package
Dual drive with 120GB SSD and 1TB hard drive
Single SATA 6Gb/s interface
MLC NAND flash
Includes Acronis True Image cloning software
Includes USB to SATA transfer cable
Easy installation and setup
5 year warranty
Novel and impressive engineering
Hardware compatible with any Windows system that supports 9.5mm drives
Better in many ways than hybrid hard drives
Combination of NAND flash and a spinning drive in a single package offers a more convenient mobile storage option.
Delivers some of the benefits of an SSD
Provides 1.1TB of storage
Squeezes SSD and hard drive storage into one laptop drive bay
Five-year warranty
Elaborate
User-friendly packaging and install utilities
Innovative Design
SSD Performance
HDD Capacity
"Just Works" - No drivers or caching software necessary
The WD Black 2 Dual Drive offers fast SSD-based performance while providing 1.2TB of total storage space. The drive can be used with both laptops and desktops and includes a generous five-year warranty
Useful software
And a handy USB-to-SATA connector
SSDHDD in a 9.5mm height with total storage space of about 1.1TB
5 Years Warranty
2 drives in one
Outperforms specifications
Sleek design
SATA to USB 3.0 adapter & Acronis TrueImage software included
SSD HDD in a single bay
Easy installation (just pop it in)
Fast SSD read speeds
Nice aspect
Performance
Accessories
The only 2.5" drive that crams separate flash and disk drives into one package
Providing more speed than an HDD and more storage than an SSD for a tolerable premium.
The editors didn't like
Logical addressing of the SSD and HDD may be an issue for some power users
Pricey
Mediocre SSD performance
Performance drops when SSD and hard drive are accessed at the same time
Windows only
SSD performance is weak compared current mainstream comparables
When both drives are taxed
Performance of the SSD drops
Compatible with Windows only
Too expensive for what it offers. SSD's performance is budget-level. The HDD is a 5
400rpm HDD. HDD not accessible without proprietary
Very slow SSD write performance
Driver required to access hard drive
9mm drive height won't fit in every laptop
SSD capacity is scanty by today's standards
SSD portion of drive is sluggish
As SSDs go
A 250GB- or 500GB-class pure SSD will be a better value for most users
9.5mm thick
Price Premium
SSD Not Terribly Fast
Must "Unhide" HDD at first
There's no support for RAID
And you can't blend the two included drives into one single partition
Compared with high-end SSDs
The performance is a little disappointing. At the time of the review
The drive only works with Windows
Bad write performance for an SSD
Too Expensive for the performance it provides
Only meant for notebooks with minimum 9.5mm ZAxis HDD cage
SSD performance is below what is currently available
Drive unlock software not included (needs to be downloaded)
Price is a little high given the performance
More expensive than some SSD options
Write speeds on the SSD could be a smidge higher
Price
It's also much slower than alternatives such as Samsung's SSD 840 Evo 500GB
Which is available for about the same price and offers enough space for most notebooks.
Squeezes SSD and hard drive storage into one laptop drive bay, Five-year warranty, Elaborate, user-friendly packaging and install utilities
SSD capacity is scanty by today's standards, SSD portion of drive is sluggish, as SSDs go, A 250GB- or 500GB-class pure SSD will be a better value for most users, 9.5mm thick
The unique Black2 kit combines a full-fledged SSD with a 1TB hard drive in one chassis, letting you install both kinds of storage in a single laptop drive bay. Even with a recent price drop, however, it's a lukewarm value for most notebook upgraders, giv...
Abstract: Every mobile user who is limited to just one storage bay wants the best of both worlds: SSD speeds with HDD capacities. Both Seagate and WD have a one-drive solution to this problem, with Seagate offering a hybrid 1TB hard drive with an SSD cache for SSD-...
Abstract: The WD Black2 is an answer to the prayers of mobile users who have just one drive bay but want the speed of an SSD with the capacity of a hard drive. Unlike a hybrid drive, which stores all data on a hard drive but uses a limited amount of flash storage f...
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Published: 2014-04-08, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
SSDHDD in a 9.5mm height with total storage space of about 1.1TB, 5 Years Warranty
Bad write performance for an SSD, Too Expensive for the performance it provides, Only meant for notebooks with minimum 9.5mm ZAxis HDD cage
Dissapointing. While the mechanical HDD's performance is not surprising since its a WD Slim Blue 1TB, the 120GB's performance is not good. While the read is pretty decent, writes are horrible for an SSD.SSD+ HDD in a 9.5mm height with total storage spa...
Published: 2014-03-18, Author: Al , review by: modders-inc.com
Abstract: Hybrid drives have been around for some time now but not in the 2.5 inch category. A combo SSD + HDD profile that can replace a laptop or mobile drive with some smart technology is a welcome advancement. Migrating the OS+ from a HDD to SSD can offer some mighty big benefits....
Abstract: The Western Digital Black² Dual Drive is truly a unique and innovative drive. It is not a hybrid drive, but a combo drive - a combination of a solid state drive and a hard disk drive in one package. In the past, laptop users would have to choose b...
Delivers some of the benefits of an SSD, Provides 1.1TB of storage
Very slow SSD write performance, Driver required to access hard drive, 9mm drive height won't fit in every laptop
The WD Black2 is faster than a mechanical hard drive, but it's not nearly as fast as a comparably priced 500- to 512GB SSD. Its SSD write speed is particularly disappointing....
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Published: 2014-01-30, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
There are two conditions in which the Black2 makes sense:1) You have a laptop with a single 2.5" hard drive bay and no mSATA slot2) You need more capacity than 480/512GB and/or aren't willing to pay for a 500GB class SSD.If your answer to both questions i...
Dual drive with 120GB SSD and 1TB hard drive, Single SATA 6Gb/s interface, MLC NAND flash, Good HDD performance, Includes Acronis True Image cloning software, Includes USB to SATA transfer cable, Easy installation and setup, 5 year warranty
Pricey, Mediocre SSD performance, Performance drops when SSD and hard drive are accessed at the same time, Windows only
Pairing an SSD with a hard drive isn't exactly a new concept. For years, enthusiasts have been using SSDs to improve their boot and application load times while storing infrequently accessed files on inexpensive hard drives. With the Black², Western D...
Published: 2014-01-28, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
nice aspect, performance, accessories
price
The WD Black2 Dual Drive is a masterpiece as in that small enclosure it fits both a 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. The performance is excellent, and so is the power consumption. The only drawback is the price which competes with that of a 512GB SSD. PROsCONs - ...
